Yes. A big project is done. The pink Gregale sweater is done.
I picked it up yesterday and worked on the sleeve over my lunch hour. I was down to 6 rows and the bind off so I did that quick last night. The first thing I like to do when I've put that last stitch in is to try it on.
I love it. But I am unsure of it. I've been wondering if a tunic is a good idea for a large short person who carries the weight at the hips. And lower if the truth be known. I knew that I had to knit at least to my widest point and I worried that doing so would swamp me. And yet, I could see me looking very elegant in it, worn with a nice straight skirt or trim pair of pants. In my minds eye I always look elegant and crisp. But I am also know that my minds eye can lie like a sun of a gun.
This sweater makes me feel good and that is my usual standard for if something is right. I have come to trust it and ignore all the rules of shoulda woulda coulda. And yet...
If it looks right in other eyes, I might be very interested in knitting more tunics while tunics are in fashion. If not, I'd rather know. So, please do advise. You all have better eyes than I.
it's a lovely sweater. It needs a blocking or a steaming, and I think that will even it out, and smooth things a bit. It may even add an inch or two in length which would be fine. THe colour is gorgeous, and looks phenomenal with the trim black skirt.
ReplyDeleteThis is a win in my eyes.
And I too always see myself as trim and stylish, and I am so NOT!